Living life as foolish as possible

We all have really bad moments (days, years) in our lives. Those times when you want to close your eyes, sit in a corner, rock yourselves back and forth while whispering continuously: 'happy place, happy place...” One of those moments (years) came about 4 years ago when I had my 4th and final miscarriage. We … Continue reading When holding on is hurting you

One of our biggest fears are that the lies people tell about us are true. We wear these lies like an iron cloak. It weighs you down every time you want to get up, but somehow you keep on wearing it. One day you picked it up, put it around your shoulders. You somehow decided … Continue reading The heaviness of rejection

Why is it difficult to believe that God loves us? Maybe it's just me. I can often see how He works in other peoples' lives and it is such a confirmation that He truly exists. I recently prayed for a friend of mine who desperately wanted a husband. I specifically prayed that she finds an … Continue reading Accepting God’s love

Have you ever noticed in Luke 4 - the passage about Jesus' temptation - that the Devil never debates Jesus' answers? Every time Jesus quoted Scripture, the devil never contradicted Him. He just accepted it and moved on. Almost as if to say, 'ok well, you've got a good point, Jesus'. By doing this, he … Continue reading Temptation in the desert – just when you need it…

In a world where pain and hurt scream and shout Where the loudness of ugly leaves our faith in doubt Beauty is not welcome, it should not exist And yet it is stubborn, it always persist In honour of grief, in honour of pain All should bear Ugly’s dirty old stain The birds should migrate, … Continue reading The Stubbornness of Beauty

I just love the story of Elijah who hides in a cave, probably because it is such a good metaphor for our own walk with God. (1 Kings 18 & 19) Quick recap: Elijah challenges the Baal prophets to a “whose-God-can-answer-with-fire” challenge. Elijah’s God does indeed answer with fire, even after Elijah pours water over … Continue reading God’s cave of silence

My brother passed away 9 years ago. Robbers broke into his house, a struggle ensued, they shot him straight through the subclavian artery (if my biology is correct – basically the artery left, above your heart) and fled. He bled to death and died about half an hour later. I later spoke to a doctor … Continue reading The God of Contradiction

My dad passed away a few months ago. It was a really big shock for me and my whole family since he was in very good health even though he was already 80 years old. My mom phoned me the afternoon to say that my dad was not feeling well and he asked that we … Continue reading A Timely Miracle

There is a specific outing that my son has been nagging us for weeks to do. We’ve promised him that we’ll do it. In fact we are doing it next week, but not wanting to spoil the surprise, we've decided not to tell him until we are on our way. This morning it reached its … Continue reading The God of Trust